TIME Magazine-
This article is fascinating to me. I am interested in the idea of a college degree not meaning much any more. But I am interested in it not because too many people are getting college degrees, but I believe too many people are NOT getting college degrees. If a college degree doesn't mean as much to an employer now, then why waste time and money in college only to come out and not be able to get a job because many many other students did the same thing you did? It doesn't make sense. Instead of going to school longer, I suggest not going at all. If you truly want to be skilled and work in a certain area, go to somebody, intern, and prove to them that even without college you can do the job well. This is a crazy idea, and I think it would take a lot more planning than what I said, but you could at least do something along these lines. Also, I think this can better apply to business type degrees. I know that obviously for something like the medical field you would need to go to school to learn everything that you must know in order to take care of people.
The Atlantic-
I agree with most of the things this article said. It's funny because I read and wrote about the TIME magazine article first, and when I got to this article, I realized it's saying things along the same line. There is much at stake because some people could choose not to go to college, based on this information, and find themselves unable to get a job. This is unlikely, but it could happen, and it is a risk you'd have to take. The main issue I think the article touched on, which is what I believe to be the main issue, is the amount of money college takes, and how in debt students are before they even get their first paycheck. It's crazy. However, if this whole idea of skipping college caught on, we might be able to avoid that.
New York Times-
This article says almost the same thing the first two did. Except, they have a different view on the problem. Although they do suggest skipping college to do some sort of internship to gain experience, they also worry about the effects of that. If we start promoting not to go to college, then there will be many students who might not go, and not have any future because of that. Minorities, like blacks and Hispanics, are usually encouraged to pursue further education, but in this case, they might be discouraged, because many others would be skipping college and working to get jobs. Also, not going to college might take away from valuable experiences and a place to
independently grow as yourself. I agree with this. The reason for going to college is not just to get a job, it's to learn about life skills that you will need for your entire future.
This article is fascinating to me. I am interested in the idea of a college degree not meaning much any more. But I am interested in it not because too many people are getting college degrees, but I believe too many people are NOT getting college degrees. If a college degree doesn't mean as much to an employer now, then why waste time and money in college only to come out and not be able to get a job because many many other students did the same thing you did? It doesn't make sense. Instead of going to school longer, I suggest not going at all. If you truly want to be skilled and work in a certain area, go to somebody, intern, and prove to them that even without college you can do the job well. This is a crazy idea, and I think it would take a lot more planning than what I said, but you could at least do something along these lines. Also, I think this can better apply to business type degrees. I know that obviously for something like the medical field you would need to go to school to learn everything that you must know in order to take care of people.
The Atlantic-
I agree with most of the things this article said. It's funny because I read and wrote about the TIME magazine article first, and when I got to this article, I realized it's saying things along the same line. There is much at stake because some people could choose not to go to college, based on this information, and find themselves unable to get a job. This is unlikely, but it could happen, and it is a risk you'd have to take. The main issue I think the article touched on, which is what I believe to be the main issue, is the amount of money college takes, and how in debt students are before they even get their first paycheck. It's crazy. However, if this whole idea of skipping college caught on, we might be able to avoid that.
New York Times-
This article says almost the same thing the first two did. Except, they have a different view on the problem. Although they do suggest skipping college to do some sort of internship to gain experience, they also worry about the effects of that. If we start promoting not to go to college, then there will be many students who might not go, and not have any future because of that. Minorities, like blacks and Hispanics, are usually encouraged to pursue further education, but in this case, they might be discouraged, because many others would be skipping college and working to get jobs. Also, not going to college might take away from valuable experiences and a place to
independently grow as yourself. I agree with this. The reason for going to college is not just to get a job, it's to learn about life skills that you will need for your entire future.